What is Free Speech Version 3?

September 27th, 2010

Author Michael RobertscloseAuthor: Michael RobertsName: Michael RobertsSite:http://www.rexxfield.com/essay_internet_defamation_libel.phpAbout: Michael is a thought leader in the areas of internet anonymity, abuse of electronic free speech and industry regulation to protect victims of cyber bullies and defamation. Some media personalities have described him as an "Anonymous Blogger Bounty Hunter".
He is a Case Analyst, Digital Forensics Investigator, Libel Litigation Consultant and entrepreneur. Michael founded Mile2, an international I.T. security organization that has consulted for or trained thousands of personnel from many of the world’s defense forces, intelligence agencies, governments, financial institutions, NGOs and almost any industry imaginable. As a result of his first-hand experience with a malicious, vile and relentless online libel antagonist he sold Mile2 and has turned his passion and focus to helping other victims through the anguish and frustration of such an assault. His team is breaking new ground in direct methods of addressing the attacks as well as seeking congressional and judicial reform to protect the innocent victims of the malicious, illegal and unprotected abuse of free speech. In mid 2010 Michael's antagonist was finally convicted of felonies in two US states with other state and federal charges pending.
Michael was appointed as an investigator for the Australian Telecommunications Commission in the 80s at the age of twenty with field and security clearances from the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) before moving to the USA in the late 90s. Michael and his family now live between the USA and Europe.See Authors Posts (11)

“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. Ignorance may deride it. But in the end, there it is.”

Sir Winston Churchill

Free Speech Version 1 is the original intent of lawmakers in most civilized societies.

Free Speech Version 2 is what free speech has mutated into in the last 15 years, no thanks to the free-for-all frenzy that is the world-wide web. This has resulted in a disproportionately loud and vexatious diatribe which John Seigenthaler, the founder of the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, referred to as “…volunteer vandals with poison-pen intellect. Congress has enabled them and protects them”. [Ref]

Free Speech Version 3 will be a restoration of reason, equity, justice, truth and balance into this equation by the reasonable majority that takes action where the elected officials have failed. The anonymity and impersonality of the Internet can bring out the worst in some; Congress’ libel subsidy afforded by 230(C) of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”) promotes digital conquest over courtesy. Furthermore, the search engines, as gatekeepers of the Internet with their proprietary algorithms, often promote counterfeit consensus over truth. Who yells loudest wins…

It is anticipated that FreeSpeechV3.org will be incorporated and registered as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code in the Fall of 2010.